a cgi executable(in c++ .exe) has direct access to system if it gets
hacked thus allowing overflows,command execution
whereby the servlets are running in the java security model and
just throw an exception
SD
-----Original Message-----
From: Monika Rawat [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 13 September 2000 10:18
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Servlets over CGI... [Scanned by Yellow Pages PostMaster]
Hi Charles,
Thanks for the information! Actually conceptually, I have all the
information. But I need some real life examples where I can show how they
are useful over CGI:Perl. This is where the loophole is since I ain't aware
of its use in real life. I am developing a course on Servlets wherein I need
to teach the learner how they are useful giving examples of some company or
site using them and not CGI. Can you help me on that?
Thanks and regards,
Monika
> ----------
> From: Charles Chen[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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> Servlet API Technology.
> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 3:30 PM
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> Subject: Re: Servlets over CGI... [Scanned by Yellow Pages
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>
> I assuming you mean CGI::Perl? Otherwise the question does not make much
> sense
> anyway.
>
> Servlets are compiled excutables that can run multi-threaded and can stay
> in
> memory throughout of the life cycle of the web server, with the benefit of
> the
> security provided by the web server and the session management provided by
> Java.
> It also makes MVC model much easier to implement where the view is a
> servlet
> that generate JSP files which in turn access JavaBeans. This makes it a
> better
> CGI than Perl. Although you can look at each of these advantages in
> separation
> for Perl, putting all these together for Perl to work is not that simple.
>
> Other than that, Perl is still superior, in my opinion. For instance, if
> you
> just want to generate some reports by parsing some log files or any text
> based
> files, Perl is much more powerful that servlets.
>
>
>
> Charles
>
>
>
>
>
> Monika Rawat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 09/13/2000 08:24:47 AM
>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> cc: (bcc: Charles Chen/YellowPages)
> From: Monika Rawat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 13 September 2000, 8:24 a.m.
>
> Servlets over CGI... [Scanned by Yellow Pages PostMaster]
>
>
> Hi,
> Help me out.. I want some real life situations where I can show that
> Servlets are advantageous over CGI.
> regards,
> Monika
>
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